Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 19

The next morning, Allison left for an overseas conference,

When Ella called, Stephanie couldn’t help but smirk. “Tell your cousin to say fat for a lot longer Alton’s gone Shell out of town for about a month

Ella sounded surprised. “How do you know that? Did she call you?”

Stephanie: “Yeah, she called me at 1 AM last night.”

Ella let out a small laugh. “She called you at 1 AM to tell you her schedule? Is the crazy?

She knew doctors had weird hours, but I AM? That was a new level of bizarre for Allison

Stephanie laughed, “Actually, she called about Olivia.”

Ella was intrigued. “Olivia? What happened to her?”

Stephanie paused, and then she replied, “She got admitted to the hospital last night. Apparently, she’s got a bunch of diseases.”

Ella’s voice immediately shifted, a mix of shock and confusion. “A bunch? How many? What kind of diseases?”

Stephanie filled her in on everything she knew, and Ella was stunned.

Just yesterday, she’d seen Olivia and Chris at a gynecology clinic, and she’d assumed it was because Olivia was pregnant.

Turns out, it was because she was seriously sick.

Stephanie recalled what Allison told her yesterday. “Uterine cancer, heart disease, and I think liver cancer too.”

Ella gasped, her voice shaky. “What… how does she have so many diseases? And uterine cancer? How does that even happen?”

Like Stephanie, Ella seemed to think uterine cancer was something that came with an indulgent lifestyle.

Ella heard about the uterine cancer, her tone shifted.

added, “How would I know? Allison said she’s an ‘ethical doctor, so she

no way Chris and Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would want a daughter–in–law with so many problems? Especially Chris’s family.

conservative.”

she was the daughter

they found out about her serious health problems, there was no way they’d ever accept her

older members of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop Chris from getting back

then added, “I wouldn’t be surprised if they start pushing

be desperate to lock Stephanie

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them, Stephanie was the perfect

Ella wasn’t wrong.

keeping a close

her hospitalization the night before and were especially

before heading to

there, she got a call from Chris’s mom. “Stefi, come by for lunch today, I’ll

head, even though Grace couldn’t see it. “Thanks, but I’ve got

project, and she wasn’t about to leave it to the designers.

about Olivia? And you’re avoiding me

sure how to respond. She didn’t want to be

“Or should I come find you?”

mostly out of respect. “Okay, I’ll come

to just go and deal

might give her a chance to clear up whatever hope the Hart family

a strange number flashed on her

She answered, “Hello?”

me.” It was Chris’s voice, low and tired.

almost hung up right away. The sound of